Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia # Matiarpur Matiarpur is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code 854327. The 2011 Census counted 2,479 people in 384 households, the 21st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%. - 2,479 people (2011) - 384 households - 42.2% literacy - 854327 PIN code ## Matiarpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Matiarpur is 854327. Matiarpur falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code 854327 - Gram panchayat Nijgehuma - Community development block Jalalgarh - Census village code 223634 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Matiarpur from nearby towns? - Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 33 km by road - Kasba (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Matiarpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Matiarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jalalagarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kasba - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Matiarpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Matiarpur Of every 100 households in Matiarpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Matiarpur · ■ Jalalgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 18% 11% - Toilet within the home 2% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 61% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 54% 29% - Television 6% 9% - Mobile phone 72% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 11% 34% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Matiarpur? ■ Matiarpur · ■ Jalalgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.2% 47.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 950 - Working population 27.6% 34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.7% for men and 37.4% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 210 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 156 (23%) · ■ Household industry 27 (4%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) · ■ Marginal 279 (41%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jalalgarh - Bhatgawan 2,609 people - Baghua 2,533 people - Junhari 2,522 people - Dhusmar 2,521 people - Bhatauli 2,306 people - Dhanganwan Kankhudia 2,251 people - Sarsauni 2,060 people - Kankhudia 1,804 people All 47 villages in Jalalgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matiarpur? 854327 - How far is Matiarpur from Purnia? 33 km by road - What is the population of Matiarpur? 2,479 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matiarpur in? Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Matiarpur? 42.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/matiarpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.